diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatEduController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatEduController.java
index 78cc2dc..7f8f0a0 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatEduController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatEduController.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayDeque;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.IntStream;
 
 /**
  * Controller class for managing user onboaridng flow for hybrid hotseat
@@ -110,7 +111,8 @@
             ItemInfo info = (ItemInfo) view.getTag();
             if (info.itemType == LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_FOLDER) {
                 folders.add((FolderInfo) info);
-            } else if (info instanceof WorkspaceItemInfo) {
+            } else if (info instanceof WorkspaceItemInfo && info.container == LauncherSettings
+                    .Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT) {
                 putIntoFolder.add((WorkspaceItemInfo) info);
             }
         }
@@ -206,6 +208,7 @@
             View child = mHotseat.getChildAt(i, 0);
             if (child == null || child.getTag() == null) continue;
             ItemInfo tag = (ItemInfo) child.getTag();
+            if (tag.container == LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT_PREDICTION) continue;
             mLauncher.getModelWriter().moveItemInDatabase(tag,
                     LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP, pageId, i, toRow);
             mNewItems.add(tag);
@@ -300,13 +303,23 @@
     }
 
     void showEdu() {
+        int childCount = mHotseat.getShortcutsAndWidgets().getChildCount();
+        CellLayout cellLayout = mLauncher.getWorkspace().getScreenWithId(Workspace.FIRST_SCREEN_ID);
         // hotseat is already empty and does not require migration. show edu tip
-        if (mHotseat.getShortcutsAndWidgets().getChildCount() == 0) {
-            new ArrowTipView(mLauncher).show(mLauncher.getString(R.string.hotseat_auto_enrolled),
+        boolean requiresMigration = IntStream.range(0, childCount).anyMatch(i -> {
+            View v = mHotseat.getShortcutsAndWidgets().getChildAt(i);
+            return v != null && v.getTag() != null && ((ItemInfo) v.getTag()).container
+                    != LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT_PREDICTION;
+        });
+        boolean canMigrateToFirstPage = cellLayout.makeSpaceForHotseatMigration(false);
+        if (requiresMigration && canMigrateToFirstPage) {
+            showDialog();
+        } else {
+            new ArrowTipView(mLauncher).show(mLauncher.getString(
+                    requiresMigration ? R.string.hotseat_tip_no_empty_slots
+                            : R.string.hotseat_auto_enrolled),
                     mHotseat.getTop());
             finishOnboarding();
-        } else {
-            showDialog();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
index 1aff8e9..cb8d1c4 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.hybridhotseat;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.SCALE_PROPERTY;
-import static com.android.launcher3.logging.LoggerUtils.newAction;
-import static com.android.launcher3.logging.LoggerUtils.newContainerTarget;
-import static com.android.launcher3.logging.LoggerUtils.newLauncherEvent;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
@@ -32,7 +29,6 @@
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Process;
-import android.provider.DeviceConfig;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -60,7 +56,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragOptions;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.IconCache;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.FileLog;
-import com.android.launcher3.logging.UserEventDispatcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.AppInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.FolderInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
@@ -70,12 +65,12 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.popup.SystemShortcut;
 import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.ShortcutKey;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.ItemLongClickListener;
-import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.DeviceFlag;
 import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.PredictedAppIcon;
 import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.QuickstepLauncher;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ComponentKey;
 
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -155,9 +150,9 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns whether or not the prediction controller is ready to show predictions
+     * Returns whether or not user has seen hybrid hotseat education
      */
-    public boolean isReady() {
+    public boolean isEduSeen() {
         return mLauncher.getSharedPrefs().getBoolean(HotseatEduController.KEY_HOTSEAT_EDU_SEEN,
                 false);
     }
@@ -186,7 +181,7 @@
     }
 
     private void fillGapsWithPrediction(boolean animate, Runnable callback) {
-        if (!isReady() || mUIUpdatePaused || mDragObject != null) {
+        if (mUIUpdatePaused || mDragObject != null) {
             return;
         }
         List<WorkspaceItemInfo> predictedApps = mapToWorkspaceItemInfo(mComponentKeyMappers);
@@ -262,6 +257,10 @@
         if (mAppPredictor != null) {
             mAppPredictor.destroy();
         }
+        if (mHotseatEduController != null) {
+            mHotseatEduController.destroy();
+            mHotseatEduController = null;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -291,11 +290,16 @@
                         .setPredictedTargetCount(mHotSeatItemsCount)
                         .setExtras(getAppPredictionContextExtra())
                         .build());
-        mAppPredictor.registerPredictionUpdates(mLauncher.getMainExecutor(),
-                this::setPredictedApps);
+        WeakReference<HotseatPredictionController> controllerRef = new WeakReference<>(this);
+        mAppPredictor.registerPredictionUpdates(mLauncher.getApplicationContext().getMainExecutor(),
+                list -> {
+                    if (controllerRef.get() != null) {
+                        controllerRef.get().setPredictedApps(list);
+                    }
+                });
+
         setPauseUIUpdate(false);
-        performBetaCheck();
-        if (!isReady()) {
+        if (!isEduSeen()) {
             mHotseatEduController = new HotseatEduController(mLauncher, this::createPredictor);
         }
         mAppPredictor.requestPredictionUpdate();
@@ -386,9 +390,8 @@
         predictionLog.append("]");
         if (Utilities.IS_DEBUG_DEVICE) FileLog.d(TAG, predictionLog.toString());
         updateDependencies();
-        if (isReady()) {
             fillGapsWithPrediction();
-        } else if (mHotseatEduController != null) {
+        if (!isEduSeen() && mHotseatEduController != null) {
             mHotseatEduController.setPredictedApps(mapToWorkspaceItemInfo(mComponentKeyMappers));
         }
         // should invalidate cache if AiAi sends empty list of AppTargets
@@ -682,42 +685,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void performBetaCheck() {
-        if (isReady()) return;
-        int hotseatItemsCount = mHotseat.getShortcutsAndWidgets().getChildCount();
-
-        int maxItems = DeviceConfig.getInt(
-                DeviceFlag.NAMESPACE_LAUNCHER, "max_homepage_items_for_migration", 5);
-
-        // -1 to exclude smart space
-        int workspaceItemCount = mLauncher.getWorkspace().getScreenWithId(
-                Workspace.FIRST_SCREEN_ID).getShortcutsAndWidgets().getChildCount() - 1;
-
-        // opt user into the feature without onboarding tip or migration if they don't have any
-        // open spots in their hotseat and have more than maxItems in their hotseat + workspace
-
-        if (hotseatItemsCount == mHotSeatItemsCount && workspaceItemCount + hotseatItemsCount
-                > maxItems) {
-            mLauncher.getSharedPrefs().edit().putBoolean(HotseatEduController.KEY_HOTSEAT_EDU_SEEN,
-                    true).apply();
-
-            LauncherLogProto.Action action = newAction(LauncherLogProto.Action.Type.TOUCH);
-            LauncherLogProto.Target target = newContainerTarget(LauncherLogProto.ContainerType.TIP);
-            action.touch = LauncherLogProto.Action.Touch.TAP;
-            target.tipType = LauncherLogProto.TipType.HYBRID_HOTSEAT;
-            target.controlType = LauncherLogProto.ControlType.HYBRID_HOTSEAT_CANCELED;
-
-            // temporarily encode details in log target (go/hotseat_migration)
-            target.rank = 2;
-            target.cardinality = (workspaceItemCount * 1000) + hotseatItemsCount;
-            target.pageIndex = maxItems;
-            LauncherLogProto.LauncherEvent event = newLauncherEvent(action, target);
-            UserEventDispatcher.newInstance(mLauncher).dispatchUserEvent(event, null);
-
-
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Fill in predicted_rank field based on app prediction.
      * Only applicable when {@link ItemInfo#itemType} is PREDICTED_HOTSEAT
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index ceb7166..a2d9e17 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
         super.onDestroy();
         if (mHotseatPredictionController != null) {
             mHotseatPredictionController.destroy();
+            mHotseatPredictionController = null;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
index df30f7b..ffe106f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@
             "ASSISTANT_GIVES_LAUNCHER_FOCUS", false,
             "Allow Launcher to handle nav bar gestures while Assistant is running over it");
 
-    public static final BooleanFlag ENABLE_HYBRID_HOTSEAT = new DeviceFlag(
-            "ENABLE_HYBRID_HOTSEAT", false, "Fill gaps in hotseat with predicted apps");
+    public static final BooleanFlag ENABLE_HYBRID_HOTSEAT = getDebugFlag(
+            "ENABLE_HYBRID_HOTSEAT", true, "Fill gaps in hotseat with predicted apps");
 
     public static final BooleanFlag HOTSEAT_MIGRATE_TO_FOLDER = new DeviceFlag(
             "HOTSEAT_MIGRATE_TO_FOLDER", false, "Should move hotseat items into a folder");